Member of Sound of Music Family Dies
Werner von Trapp, depicted as the character Kurt in the hit Broadway musical and motion picture, died at the age of 91 Thursday, reports BBC News. He was home in Waitsfield, Vermont.
The film and play were loosely based on the book written in 1949 by von Trapp's stepmother Maria. The 1965 film version starring Julie Andrews won five oscars.
The book tells the story of the family fleeing from the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, but in the film shows them hiking over the mountains into Switzerland.
The true story includes the family taking a train to Italy, then moving to the United States where they successfully toured as the Trapp Family Singers. They settled in Vermont.
Von Trapp is survived by three sisters and one brother.